Special Relativity, Electrodynamics, and General Relativity

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Special Relativity, Electrodynamics, and General Relativity,

Edition 2 From Newton to Einstein

Editors: By John B. Kogut

Publication Date: 11 Jan 2018

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Special Relativity, Electrodynamics, and General Relativity: From Newton to Einstein is intended to teach students of physics, astrophysics, astronomy, and cosmology how to think about special and general relativity in a fundamental but accessible way. Designed to render any reader a "master of relativity,¿ all material on the subject is comprehensible and derivable from first principles. The book emphasizes problem solving, contains abundant problem sets, and is conveniently organized to meet the needs of both student and instructor.

Key Features

Fully revised and expanded second edition with improved figures
Enlarged discussion of dynamics and the relativistic version of Newton’s second law
Resolves the twin paradox from the principles of special and general relativity
Includes new chapters which derive magnetism from relativity and electrostatics
Derives Maxwell’s equations from Gauss’ law and the principles of special relativity
Includes new chapters on differential geometry, space-time curvature, and the field equations of general relativity
Introduces black holes and gravitational waves as illustrations of the principles of general relativity and relates them to the 2015 and 2017 observational discoveries of LIGO

About the author

By John B. Kogut, Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA

ISBN: 9780128137208

Page Count: 454

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Students in (astro)physics, astronomy and cosmology who want to understand general and special relativity theory

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